The broadcast earned five Emmy Awards in 2018, including Oustanding Variety Special (Live), making Legend, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyricist Tim Rice—each producers on the project—EGOT recipients.

The David Leveaux-helmed concert was staged in front of an audience at Williamsburg's Marcy Armory. Alex Rudzinski, who earned an Emmy for his work on Fox's Grease and an additional nod for NBC's Hairspray, returned to the live musical format as television director.

Jesus Christ Superstar premiered on Broadway in 1971 and was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Original Score for Lloyd Webber and Rice. The show was subsequently revived in 1977, 2000, and 2012. (Updated April 12, 2020)